GOOSE CREEK — Three plays were all Stratford needed to change the momentum of the game Friday night against Summerville.

Trailing 20-7 early in the third quarter and facing a fourth-and-11 from its own 1-yard line, Stratford’s modest one-game winning streak against Summerville appeared to be coming to an abrupt end.

But an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Summerville, a flick of the wrist from Knights quarterback Jacob Park and the strong hands of Stratford linebacker T.J. Deveaux completely turned things in Stratford’s favor in less than 30 seconds.

Park threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns and Deveaux returned a fumble 22 yards for another score to lead Stratford past Summerville, 28-26, before a standing room-only crowd at Stackley Field on Friday night.

The eighth-ranked Knights (6-0) remained perfect on the season, but needed a blocked field goal attempt at the buzzer to secure only their second win over the Green Wave in the last 12 years. Summerville fell to 4-2.

Down by 13 points, Summerville was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty that gave the Knights a first down. Summerville coach John McKissick and Stratford coach Ray Stackley wouldn’t say why the penalty was called.

“I’m not going to talk about that,” McKissick said.

Two plays later, Park rolled to his left and found Thad Thompson down the sideline for an 84-yard TD pass that cut the Green Wave’s lead to 20-14 with 9:42 to play.

On the Green Wave’s ensuing possession, Deveaux ripped the ball away from a Summerville running back and raced 22 yards for the TD.

In less than 30 seconds, Stratford went from trailing by 13 points to leading, 21-20.

“Huge momentum change for us,” Stackley said. “That was the turning point in the game. There was a lot of barking going on all game and I think that’s what led to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. We didn’t play a great first half, but we hung in there and made just enough plays to win the game.”

Stratford took a 28-20 lead on Tyree Scroggins’ 19-yard TD run with 7:20 left in the third quarter.

Summerville pulled to within 28-26 when Chris Felder capped off a 9-play, 72-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run with 2:23 left in the game.

The Green Wave went for the two-point conversion to tie the game, but Felder’s off-tackle run came up a yard short.

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